March 19, 2015

A line of tulips stand in bloom in front of cherry trees also in full bloom near the Capitol building in Olympia, in the northwestern state of Washington.

U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama recovers from a stumble before shaking hands with Japanese Emperor Akihito, center, as Empress Michiko looks on upon her arrival at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo.

Swiss pilots Andre Borschberg (left) and Bertrand Piccard (right) of Solar Impulse 2, the world's only solar-powered aircraft, react upon their arrival at Mandalay International Airport, Myanmar.

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (center on left) and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Ali Akbar Salehi (center on right) talk outside with aides after a morning negotiation session with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry over Iran's nucler program in Lausanne, Switzerland.

A river is seen flowing through drought-affected farming areas in the western region of New South Wales, Australia.

Former street dog Vladimir wears an ID collar that gives his name and residence, as he sits at the entrance of the Old Havana Museum of Metalwork in Havana, Cuba.

Tadjik women throw water on men from rooftop as they take part in a celebration to welcome the coming spring in Tadjik autonomous county, Kashgar, Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region,
China, March 18, 2015.

A soldier walks past graffiti depicting angel wings by artist Colette Miller in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, March 18, 2015.

Militia men secure a street leading to the airport during clashes in Yemen's southern port city of Aden.

Dancers perform during the new Golden Mask Dynasty show at Happy Valley in Beijing, China.

A father and son on a makeshift boat made from styrofoam paddle through a garbage-filled river as they collect plastic bottles that they can sell in junkshops in Manila, the Philippines.

Icelandic singer Bjork performs during a concert at the Kings Theater in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, March 18, 2015.

Ladybug, or lady beatle, is part of the Coccinellidae family and is considered useful insect. (Diaa Bekheet/VOA)

A tourist camp in Svalbard. A Czech tourist was mauled by a polar bear in Svalbard in Norway's Arctic, police said, illustrating the potential danger for those arriving to see this week's total eclipse of the sun. (Credit: Svalbard Police/Arild Lyssand)

Boston Red Sox intern Tim Batesole changes the manual scoreboard during a spring training baseball game against the Minnesota Twins in Fort Myers, Florida, March 18, 2015.

Carlo Janka of Switzerland loses his ski and crashes during the alpine skiing men's World Cup in Meribel, France.